Why Choose Beechworth:
Nestled in the heart of Victoria’s picturesque North East, Beechworth is a charming and vibrant town known for its historical significance, welcoming community, and breathtaking natural landscapes. Here, you’ll enjoy a work-life balance that city life simply cannot offer — with gourmet food and wine experiences, outdoor adventure opportunities, and a supportive, close-knit community.
What We Offer:
About the Role:
The Ward Clerk role will contribute to providing appropriate, timely and accurate clerical support to the Nurse Unit Manager and the Acute team.
Conduct primary administrative duties, such as assisting managing supply levels of the unit and organising unit stock orders, maintenance of clinical care folders.
General daily administration duties, working alongside care staff and under the direction of NUM.
Facilitate ad hoc enquiries from families, external contractors, and other internal and external clientele, in person or over the phone.
Management of unit’s medical records, including filing, archiving, retrieval and compiling of patient records to and from Medical Records, as requested.
Actively engage in document control in the unit ensuring correct and current forms are used by staff
Assist in organising transportation or referral requests from the unit staff in a professional manner.
Participates and record minutes in unit and committee meetings relevant to the role, as requested by the NUM.
About You:
Employment conditions and remuneration are as prescribed in the relevant award (dependent upon qualification) and current Enterprise Agreement.
Beechworth Health Service (BHS) is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and follows Equal Employment Opportunity Principles. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI+ community and people with disability.
BHS is committed to its child safety and wellbeing obligations as defined under the Commission for Children and Young peoples’ standards (2021) and associated legislation (Child Wellbeing and Safety act 2005). BHS will affirm and uphold the Commission’s Child Safe Standards, and will promote a zero tolerance for child abuse.
BHS is committed to meeting its obligations under the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission and NDIS Commission to support the workforce to provide the care and services that upholds the relevant codes of conduct.
Please note: All Health Workers are required to have current Influenza vaccination. A copy of your vaccination status is required upon application.
For further information please contact Elizabeth Ibrom on 03 5728 0200.
Related documents – All applicants are required to complete the Employment Statutory Declaration and submit with their application.
Applications Close: 14th June 2026
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
